Archive for the ‘morzine snow report’ Category

Posted on February 22, 2010 - by Rob

Morzine and Avoriaz Weather Update – Sunshine

Today started off very overcast in Morzine Avoriaz and looking pretty dreary but fortunately the sky started to break up early in the morning giving way to glorious sunshine.
The temperature warmed up quickly and gave us an early taste of spring conditions on the mountain turning the pistes into a soft slush wherever the snow [...]

Posted on February 14, 2010 - by Rob

Fantastic Snow in Morzine and Avoriaz

Snow Report for Friday 12th December 2010 …
Friday was a fantastic day on the mountain.  Plenty of sunshine throughout the day and all the pistes throughout Morzine and Avoriaz were in great condition after the 6 inches (15cm) of new snow that arrived on Tuesday.
All the easy to reach off piste was mostly tracked out [...]

Posted on February 10, 2010 - by admin

20cm of Fresh Snow in Morzine Avoriaz. Keep it coming!

More new snow has fallen throughout the day after yesterdays’ clear blue sky day.
20cm at least has fallen in Morzine village and the freezing level is at around 500m (or perhaps even lower) giving us very dry and light powder even down at the village level.
Temperatures are forecast to stay very low for the next [...]

Posted on December 3, 2009 - by Rob

Early Opening 2009/2010

According to a press release direct from the Portes du Soleil tourist office and thanks to heavy new snow since the beginning of the week, 3 stations will be open for the weekend of the 5th and 6th December 2009.
With 60cm of new snow at the summit of the Portes du Soleil domain (2460m) and 40cm [...]

Posted on November 25, 2009 - by Rob

New Snow in Morzine and Avoriaz

A generous layer of new snow has fallen in Avoriaz during the last few days covering all of the higher spots of the domain in readiness for the opening of the resort.

Posted on February 18, 2009 - by Rob

Another Massive Dump

Recent Snowfall : 40cm on Wednesday 18th Feb.
Total Accumulated Snowfall 08/09 Season : 372cm
Heavy snow throughout Tuesday blessed us with yet another 40 cm of fresh powder as well as horrendous driving conditions in and around Morzine… a minor nuisance when compared with the fun to be had on the mountain.
This is turning out to be a [...]

Posted on February 13, 2009 - by Rob

Still More Snow !!!

Recent Snowfall : 14cm on Thursday 12th Feb, 15cm on Friday 13th Feb.
Total Accumulated Snowfall 08/09 Season : 332cm
Wednesday and Thursday has brought even more snow with the official figures shown above now bringing the total accumulated snow to over 3 metres 30 cm for this season … or just under 11 foot of snow.
More reports [...]

Posted on February 13, 2009 - by Rob

Full Day of Powder Runs

Recent Snowfall : 50cm on Wednesday 11th Feb
Total Accumulated Snowfall 08/09 Season : 303cm
Tuesday wasn’t a great day on the mountain with rain and high winds ruling much of the day. The freezing level had shot up to around 1800m bringing wet weather to some of the upper slopes and Avoriaz had chosen to close [...]

Posted on February 9, 2009 - by Rob

Dry Powder Day

A unbelievable day on the mountain.
Having feared an overcast day dominated by flat light, it was welcome to see patches of blue sky and great visibility throughout the morning.  Powdery snow depths seemed to be well in excess of the official snowfall figures given in reports.  Pistes throughout the Portes du Soleil were in immaculte [...]

Posted on February 8, 2009 - by Rob

Heaps and Heaps of New Snow

Recent Snowfall : 10cm on Saturday 7th Feb, 20cm on Sunday 8th Feb.
Total Accumulated Snowfall 08/09 Season : 253cm
Snow has been falling for two days in Morzine and Avoriaz with a fantastic 20cm being the official figure recorded on Sunday, the majority of which fell overnight on Saturday.  The freezing level was again lower than [...]